Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-23

The Railroad Company Putting New Hen
TO Work Ia Their PIacss-Further DsveI-
opmsnts IN this Latest Sensation.

The Railroad Company Putting New Hen
TO Work Ia Their PIacss-Further DsVe1-
Opmsnis In this Latest Sensation.
PIrrsBURo, PA, April 1.-THE wholesale
arrest of employees Of the Panhandle rail-
be the principal topic Of conversation among
railroad men and citizens generally. Su-
perint6ndent IaylOr's Office was besieg6d
from early morning by dozens Of men who
were in search OF employment. They
hocksd TO the depot so fast that the line of
them extended outside of the office, waiting
for their applications for a situation as
freights conductors or brakemen to be
beard. Many OF them were given employ
ment. The road is nov fully equipped.
No arrests have been reported since
last night. 1t is thought that the
officials OF the road are satisfied with
the work Of the detectives and that no more
arrests will be made in this city. Speaking
o. the probable conviction Of the men now
In jail, Special Agent Rue said that Of tine
sixty men now under arrest there were not
more than one or possibly two OF them who
stood any chance OF being shown not guilty.
Said he: eve had our evidence 30 complete
that We did not make an arrest until we had
sufficient proof to show that the man was
guilty. We expect 70 make eight or ten
more arrests of men Who worked the road
successfully for a time, and then for fear OF
detection, took positions on other lines.
This viii swell the total number OF arrests
TO sixty eight or seventy"
PIrTsBURo, PA, April 12.-Whiie rumag-
ing through the effects Of one Of the ring
leaders Of the Panhandle robbers this morn
ing, Special Officer Miller discovered a
package containing six giant dynamic
cartridges, sufficient to blow up the largest
building IN town The discovery created
considerable alarm, and the cartridges were
handled very gingerly. Further eZamina-
ton disclosed a lot Of fuse and caps, in fact
all the necessary parsphernalia for the sue
csssful firing of the cartridges. Imm6di-
ately after finding the dynamite an investi-
CATION was begun, the result Of which, how
ever, the detectives refused to make public
They even declined 20 give the name Of the
man in whose room the stnh was found.
Officer Miller intimEted that the object Of
the robbs- in storing dynamite was known
and would make good reading when the
proper time for the disclosure came.
There was a consultation this morning
between Assistant District Attorney Pagan
and JnO. II. Hampton attorney for the
Pennsylvania Company, II regard to the
indictments and trial Of the prisoners. The
trials will be pushed as speedily as possible.
1t Is believed that q large number OF the
men will plead guilty on one or
two charges and thus escape trial
on complication OF charges.
A number OF the petty fellows, whose steal
ings were trif1ing, will be discharged and
told TO leave this part Of the country. The
wages OF the men against whom charges
have been made have been withheld by the
company, on the ground that the men owe
much more to the company than ia due
them.
''SOme people wonder why we allowed
these depredatiOn5 to continue SO long"
said Mr.. Hampton this morning. at is
very easily explained. While 1t Is simple
enough to discover the fact that freight
trains are being robbed, it Is not at all easy
to tell Just where the rObbing is going
on. After locating the particular part
of the line between Philadelphia, Chicago
and St. Louis where the crews were stealing,
it took long time to get direct evidence
against the men. We have acted with pru-
dencs and care, and the result will be con-
Viction in every case. There is little doubt
that the present exposure will
lead to others on other roads.
Some OF these are on the Pennsylvania COM
pany's system, and some IN the Baltimore &
Ohio. Is is said that the stsalings on these
above roads were not confined to box car
freights. Through the aid Of t5amstsrs and
yard agents large quantities Of pig iron and
manufactured iron and steel have been
stolen from the Cars in Pittsburg and sew
eral other places not far away. These cases
will be worked up soon.